As for why they did it, they simply stated, "Why not." After all, the original poster actually had Windows 11 on another ...

Also included is a third way, which provides (at a cost) the quickest and simplest migration of all, and results in a Windows 7 machine that runs all of the XP machine's apps and data virtually.

In Windows 7, Microsoft will give customers the ability to run older applications from within a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC, a move that solution providers are ...